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Am I at risk?
About 3 weeks ago, I had an encounter with a prostitute (HIV status unknown). She performed an oral sex that lasted about 6 minutes, after that I had vaginal intercourse with her (with condoms), I didn't ejaculated so she gave me a hand job.
Few days after the incident, I'm starting to have diarrhea and muscle aches. From then onto the third week post exposure time, I've been having these two symptoms along. On the third week, I'm beginning to have some pains near my armpit (No swollen and lumps) No fever and rashes, some headache (Migraine, Tension Headache) maybe due to extreme stress and anxiety.
Questions:
1. Am I at risk? I know this might be a silly question because I was using protection.
2. Are muscle aches and diarrhea an early symptoms of ARS?
ps. I've been having muscle aches ever since. Could the aches be due to my height? I'm 6"2 age 18
3. What are the most common ARS symptoms? When should I stop worry about ARS related.
4. Should I go for a HIV test?
4. What should I do to relieve my STD related stress?
A million Thanks.
Few days after the incident, I'm starting to have diarrhea and muscle aches. From then onto the third week post exposure time, I've been having these two symptoms along. On the third week, I'm beginning to have some pains near my armpit (No swollen and lumps) No fever and rashes, some headache (Migraine, Tension Headache) maybe due to extreme stress and anxiety.
Questions:
1. Am I at risk? I know this might be a silly question because I was using protection.
2. Are muscle aches and diarrhea an early symptoms of ARS?
ps. I've been having muscle aches ever since. Could the aches be due to my height? I'm 6"2 age 18
3. What are the most common ARS symptoms? When should I stop worry about ARS related.
4. Should I go for a HIV test?
4. What should I do to relieve my STD related stress?
A million Thanks.
You never had a risk because the penetrative vaginal sex was protected and the other sexual acts are zero risk.No hiv testing required and no stress and anxiety should be happening over this incident anymore because your safe.
None of the 'symptoms' that you are worried about have anything to do with HIV.
You have not had a risk, you used a condom for sex and the rest of your story is irrelevant as HIV cannot be contracted in this way. I will answer your questions but you did not have a risk:
1. NO
2. Fever, sore throat and rash are the most common triad of symptoms in ARS. Muscle aches and diarreah if ARS associated would most likely be accompanied by one of these.
3. refer number 2
4. NO
5. Seek counselling
You did not have a risk, you can move on and focus on something else in your life.
You have not had a risk, you used a condom for sex and the rest of your story is irrelevant as HIV cannot be contracted in this way. I will answer your questions but you did not have a risk:
1. NO
2. Fever, sore throat and rash are the most common triad of symptoms in ARS. Muscle aches and diarreah if ARS associated would most likely be accompanied by one of these.
3. refer number 2
4. NO
5. Seek counselling
You did not have a risk, you can move on and focus on something else in your life.
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